... Although part of the constellation of the Great Bear (UrsaMajor), the Big Dipper is an asterism that has been known by different names to different societies. ...
... The Cheshire Cat group grins in the constellation UrsaMajor, some 4.6 billion light-years away. Tomorrow's picture: Rosetta's Comet . < | Archive | ...
... Also visible in the sky are several other Greek legends encapsulated as constellations , including a lion ( Leo ), a big bear ( UrsaMajor ), and a water snake ( Hydra ). ...
... Dust and ion tails clearly separated in this Earth-based view, the comet is also posed for a Messier moment , near the line-of-sight to M101, grand spiral galaxy in UrsaMajor. ...
... Also known as the Pinwheel Galaxy, M101 lies within the boundaries of the northern constellation UrsaMajor , about 25 million light-years away. ...
... extend for over 10,000 light year s. The 12-million light-year distant Cigar Galaxy is the brightest galaxy in the sky in infrared light, and can be seen in visible light with a small telescope towards the constellation of the Great Bear ( UrsaMajor ...
... NGC 3310 spans about 50,000 light years , lies about 50 million light years away, and is visible with a small telescope towards the constellation of UrsaMajor . ...
... To make the Deep Field image, astronomers selected an uncluttered area of the sky in the constellation UrsaMajor (the Big Dipper) and pointed the Hubble Space Telescope at a single spot for 10 days accumulating and combining many separate exposures. ...
... In contrast to the elongated meteor trails, the brighter stars of the familiar constellation UrsaMajor (the Big Dipper) are visible as points in the lower half of the image. ...